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(Application filed Nov. 20, 1899.)

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. NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH S. DUNCAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADDRESSC- GRAPHCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TYPE-HOLDER.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,443, dated August21, 1900.

Application filed November 20, 1899. Serial No. 737,584. No model.)

.To 00% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. DUNCAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relatesto certain new and useful improvements in devicesfor receiving and holding rubber type. V

A primary object of my invention is to provide a holder for rubber typewhich can be articulated or linked with similar holders to form a bandor chain for use in connection with addressing or other printingmachines and as a convenient method of storing and keeping them inorder.

Another object of the invention is to provide rubber-type holders whichcan be linked together to form a band or chain and each of whichcombined link and holders can be separated from the band without in anyway disturbing the others and without removing or otherwise disturbingthe type held therein.

A further object is to provide a device for holding rubber type of novelconstruction and which can be formed out of a single sheet of metal andstamped into shape from a blank in one operation, and a stillf urtherobject is to provide a device of this character having a type-groove inwhich the type can be set easily and quickly and which will retain thetypes in their proper position for printing or permit of their readyremoval without breaking the chain or necessitating the withdrawal ofthe holder.

My invention has other objects in View which will be fully describedhereinafter in the detailed description of the invention ias shown inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 illustrates theblankstamped out properly and ready to be formed into shape. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of a completed holder. Fig. 3 is a side 'view of theholder. Fig. 4 shows the bottom of two holders and the manner in whichthey are articulated. Fig. 5 is a face View of several holders linked Itogether. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View.

one end and closed at the other end by an upturned lip b. This groove isprovided with one plane side C, while its other side D is curved andbent to form a recess d to accommodate the hinging projections and alsolateral extension to the type-groove for receiving the lateralprojections of the type. The upper part of the curved side D is turnedupward to form a plane side E, substantially parallel with the oppositeside C, and these sides C E terminate below the face of the types, so asnot to interfere with the printing operation.

The side C has two hinging projections F, having end extensions f, andthe curved side D is provided with openings G, corresponding inpositionto the projections F and having lateral extensions 9 at one end.Ialso provide a spring-tongue ,H, extending longitudinally on the sideC, preferably at or about its middle, and the curved side D has acorresponding opening it. These projections and openings are provided toenable the holders to be articulated or linked together, and the tongueis a locking device to retain them in place. Each holder constitutes alink of a band or chain formed by articulatinga number of holders, andas all of the holders are made alike any one of them 'may be removedfrom the band withoutaffecting the others or disturbing them or'thetyp'einany way. To articulate or link two holders, they are turned intoan angular relation to each other for convenience and the projections ofone holder are inserted in the openings of the other holder in themanner illustrated in Fig.4,

and then the holders are moved longitudinally in opposite directionsuntil the tongue H has entered the opening h, Fig. 5. This may also beaccomplished, of course, by moving only one of the holderslongitudinally while holding theother in a stationary position.

In Fig. ithe backs of two holders are shown in position for articulationto bring out more clearly the arrangement of the different parts;

but in actual practice the holders are articulated with the faces of theholders toward the operator and one holder is moved until the tongueslips into the opening h and engages the end wall thereof. The opening Gis not as longas the end of the projection F; but the extension 9 of theopening permits the end of said projection to enter the opening. Whenthe holders are thus linked together, the extensions f on theprojections will operate freely in the recess 61 and have a bearingagainst the wall thereof, the opening G being slightly longer than thewidth of the neck of the projections F to provide a loose hingingmovement; The extension 9 is located at the bottom of the curved side D,Fig. 3, and when the holders are in a fiat position both extensions f ofthe projections F will have a bearing against the wall of the recess d;but when the holders are at an angle to each other, as in the act ofarticulation, the tongue engaging the end wall of opening h maintainsthe holders in their proper relation to each other and prevents theprojections from slipping out of the openings G, although only oneextension f on each projection may be bearing against the side D, theother extension being alined with the extension 9 of the opening G. Itwill therefore be observed that when the holders are articulated theextension on one end of the projections will always have a bearing andretain the holders together as long as the tongue is in locked position.To separate the holders, they are again turned into an angular relationto each other for convenience and the tongue is pressed down, (which canbe readilydone with the thumb-nail,) thus releasing-the tongue fromengagement with the end wall of opening h and unlocking the holders,after which one or the other holder is moved longitudinally until theprojections slip out of the openings G.

The improved combined link and typeholder herein described isessentially different from those of the prior art in the respect thatany holder of a chain can be separated and removed without in any wayaffecting the others, this operation being made possible by reason ofthe fact that the types thus do not in any way control or affect thelooking of the links together. The types are arranged in the groove andin the lateral extension thereof; but they do not extend into 'therecess d, and therefore they do not in any way interfere or control thehinging of the links together, as the hinge projections of the holderoperate entirely within the recess dbeyond the lateral extension of thegroove, it being understood that this lateral extension of the groove islocated between the groove proper and the recess for a purpose hereindescribed.

The rubber types I are preferably made of substantially the shape shownin cross-section in Fig. 6, with a lateral projection 41 to enter thelateral extension of the type-groove; .butI do not limit myself hereinto the use of type of this particular shape or material, as the shapemay be varied and the type made of other substances. In order to holdthe type more securely in the groove B, I prefer to incline the sides 0and E of the holder inwardly to a slight-extent, so that the groove willbe comparatively narrow between the upper edges of the sides, at leastsufficiently to cause the sides to make a close contact with the body ofeach type below its face. This same result may be secured byincliningonly one side, as C; but I prefer to incline both sides, as shown.

It is customary to use tweezers to facilitate proved holder is adaptedto secure the types without compressing the same and because of thespreading sides of the holder this operation can be accomplished withfacility and the types can be slid along in the holder withgreatfreedom. As the type have nothing whatever to do with the hingingdevices, it will be observed that any holder may be removed from thechain without affecting the others and that the type may be removed fromany holder without disturbing the hing-' ing devices.

Instead of providing only a single type groove B, as shown in Figs. 2and 5, I may provide each holder with two or more grooves, and in Fig. 7I have shown in cross-section a holder having three type-grooves,'bein'g in all other respects made exactly like the singlegrooved holder.

Iain aware that changes may be made in the details of construction of myimproved link and type-holder to adapt it for types of other shapes thanthat shown andfor other purposes, and I would therefore have itunderstood that I reserve the right to make all changes as fairly fallwithin the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is I 1. A combined link and type-holderprovided with a type-groove to receive and hold the type and hingingdevices for connecting two or more holders together, a springlocking-tongue on one side of the holder and an opening in the otherside thereof to receive the tongue of another holder, substantially asdescribed.

2. A combined link and type-holderprovided with a type-groove to receiveand hold the type and hinging devices for connecting two or more holderstogether, a longitudinallyextending spring-tongue on one side of theholder and an opening in the other side thereof to receive the tongue ofanother holder, substantially as described.

8. A combined link and type-holder provided with a type-groove toreceive and hold the type and hinging devices for connecting two or moreholders together, an opening in one side of the holder and alongitudinallyextending and outwardly-projecting spring tongue on theother side of the holder adapted to enter the opening of another holderand lock the two holders together by engaging the end wall of theopening, substantially as described.

4c. A combined link and type-holder having one plane side and a curvedside forming a groove in which the type are held, hinging devices forconnecting two or more holders together, a spring locking-tongue on theplane side and an opening in the curved side to receive the tongue ofanother holder, substantially as described.

5. A combined link and type-holder pro vided with a plane side and acurved side forming a groove in which the type are held and a recessadjacent to said groove, and devices on the holder for linking two ormore holders together after the type have been arranged in the groove,said devices operating in the recess without interfering with or beingafiected by the type in the groove, substantially as described.

6. A combined link and type-holder provided with a groove in which thetype are held, linking projections on one side of the holder andcorresponding openings on the other side thereof to receive theprojections of another holder before or after the type have beenarranged in the groove, and a springtongue for locking two holderstogether, substantially as-described.

7. A combined link and type-holder having a plane side and a curved sideforming a groove with a lateral extension to receive and hold the typeand a recess adjacent to the extension of the groove, linkingprojections on the plane side adapted to be passed through openings inthe curved side of another holder before or after the type have beenarranged in the groove and operating in said recess Without interferingwith the type to link the holders together, substantially as described.

JOSEPH S. DUN CAN Witnesses:

WM. O. BELT, S. P. THOMPSON-

